Current Report

UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT
REPORT

Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 16, 2012

NIC
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-26621

52-2077581

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

25501 West Valley Parkway, Suite 300

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

(877) 234-3468
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 16, 2012, NIC Inc. issued a press release announcing that it
has been awarded a contract by the state of Maryland to manage the
state’s official website, http://www.maryland.gov. The contract has an
initial five-year term beginning August 2011, and the state of Maryland
has three, one-year renewal options that run through 2019. Agreements
were recently finalized securing the initial primary funding source for
the contract. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished
and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth in such
filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated February 16, 2012

2

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NIC INC.

By:

/s/ Stephen M. Kovzan

Stephen M. Kovzan

Chief Financial Officer

Date:

February 16, 2012

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

Press release dated February 16, 2012

Exhibit 99.1

Maryland
Awards eGovernment Services Contract to NIC Inc.

Company
updates 2012 financial guidance to reflect revenues from new partnership

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 16, 2012--NIC Inc., (NASDAQ:
EGOV) the leading provider of eGovernment services, today announced that
Maryland becomes the latest state to contract with the company for
self-funded online government services.

Agreements were recently finalized securing the initial primary funding
source for the contract. This concludes the process that began with a
competitive bid through which the State of Maryland awarded NIC a
five-year contract with three additional one-year renewal terms at the
option of the state that will run through August 2019.

Through its subsidiary NICUSA, Inc., NIC will develop an innovative new
design for the State’s official website (
http://www.maryland.gov
),
and initially begin enhancing a suite of online services for the Motor
Vehicle Administration. Through a self-funded model, NIC will provide
its services without using appropriated taxpayer dollars.

“Partnering with NIC allows Maryland to take its e-government services
to a whole new level," said Elliot Schlanger, Secretary of the
Department of Information Technology. “Combining NIC's experience and
best practices with the Governor's drive for innovation and
cost-effectiveness, this relationship will result in many new ways that
Maryland businesses and citizens will be able to conveniently and
securely transact electronically with their state government."

“We are excited about our new partnership with the State of Maryland and
the opportunity it will provide our company,” said Harry Herington,
NIC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “We look
forward to expanding our eGovernment innovation with the state and
continuing this partnership long into the future.”

Updated Full-Year 2012 Outlook

With this announcement, NIC has updated its 2012 financial guidance.

For the full-year 2012, NIC currently expects total revenues of
$202.0-$207.5 million, with portal revenues ranging from $191.3-$196.3
million and software & services revenues ranging from $10.7-$11.2
million. The Company also currently expects operating income to range
from $38.0-$41.5 million and net income of $22.0-$24.0 million. The
remaining 2012 financial guidance issued by NIC on February 2, 2012 is
not changed.

The revised 2012 projections do not include revenues and operating
expenses from any unannounced contracts.

About NIC

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official
government portals, online services, and secure payment processing
solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help reduce
costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and
businesses across the country. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for
more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States.
Additional information is available at
http://www.egov.com
.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Any statements contained in this release that do not relate to
historical or current facts constitute forward-looking statements. These
statements include NIC’s financial guidance for the current fiscal year,
including statements regarding the planned implementation of new portal
contracts, the potential for growth in revenues and income and the
continued implementation of NIC’s business model and its development of
new products and services. Forward-looking statements are subject to
inherent risks and uncertainties and there can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be correct. There are a number of important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These
include, among others, NIC’s ability to successfully integrate into its
operations recently awarded eGovernment contracts; NIC’s ability to
implement its new portal contracts and an application consolidation
project in Texas in a timely and cost-effective manner; NIC’s ability to
successfully increase the adoption and use of eGovernment services; the
possibility of reductions in fees or revenues as a result of budget
deficits, government shutdowns, or changes in government policy; the
success of the company in signing contracts with new states and federal
government agencies, including continued favorable government
legislation; NIC’s ability to develop new services; existing states and
agencies adopting those new services; acceptance of eGovernment services
by businesses and citizens; competition; the possibility of security
breaches through cyber attacks; and general economic conditions and the
other important cautionary statements and risk factors described in
NIC’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 16, 2011. NIC does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements and undertakes no duty to any person to
provide any such update under any circumstances.